
Monday, April 8, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3283 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Rob Bonta visits San Diego to address a major misconception about the fentanyl crisis.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta visits San Diego to address a major misconception about the fentanyl crisis. Plus, In the latest installment of the KPBS series "Where's My Village?": Local child care providers reveal the roadblocks to serving more San Diego families. Then, if you missed today's partial solar eclipse, KPBS takes you to a local watch party.
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Monday, April 8, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3283 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
California Attorney General Rob Bonta visits San Diego to address a major misconception about the fentanyl crisis. Plus, In the latest installment of the KPBS series "Where's My Village?": Local child care providers reveal the roadblocks to serving more San Diego families. Then, if you missed today's partial solar eclipse, KPBS takes you to a local watch party.
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>>> THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROB BONTA, WANTS TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT .
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
HE WAS IN SAN DIEGO TO TALK ABOUT EFFORTS TO COMBAT FENTANYL OVERDOSES.
HE ADDRESSED A MAJOR MISCONCEPTION ABOUT DRUG SMUGGLING.
>> IT IS AN OLD NARRATIVE THAT KEEPS GAINING POWER.
>> Reporter: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND DRUG SMUGGLING.
MOST IMMIGRANTS BRING DRUGS LIKE FENTANYL INTO THE COUNTRY.
THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROB BONTA, SAID IS NOT THE CASE.
>> I THINK THAT CONFLATION IS WRONG.
>> Reporter: HE POINTS OUT THAT U.S. CITIZENS ARE RESPONSIBLE THE VAST MAJORITY OF DRUG SMUGGLING AND THEY MAINLY DO IT THROUGH LEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS.
>> MOST OF THE TRAFFICKING AND THE BUYERS ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
AND WE WANT TALK ABOUT IMMIGRATION, CALIFORNIA, AMERICA, IS A STATE IN A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS.
MY MOM IS AN IMMIGRANT.
I CAME HERE WHEN I WAS TWO MONTHS OLD.
IMMIGRANTS HAVE MADE OUR STATE GREAT IN OUR COUNTRY STRONG.
>> Reporter: HE MADE THIS DURING COMMENTS DURING A VISIT TO THE BORDER.
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOINED HIM AT THE OFFICES OF THE SAN DIEGO HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM.
THEY CALLED FOR TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR DRUG DEALERS WHOSE PRODUCTS AND UP COSTING CAUSING AN OVERDOSE.
>> WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN PREVENTION AND ALSO IN PROTECTION BY HAVING MORE NARCAN AVAILABLE TO SAVE LIVES.
>> Reporter: MIRRORING A NATIONWIDE TREND, FENTANYL OVERDOSES SKYROCKETED IN SAN DIEGO TO 814 IN 2021.
SINCE THEN THEY HAVE REMAINED AROUND 800 ANNALEE.
THE HIDTA FUNDS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE REGION.>> WE HAVE SOMEWHAT STEADIED THE OVERDOSE DEATH RATE.
STILL OVER 800 IS UNACCEPTABLE.
THAT IS TWO A DAY.
TWO PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT BE AT THE DINNER TABLE.
>> Reporter: HE SAID THE WAY TO BRING THE NUMBER DOWN IS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER ON PREVENTION.
>>> A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR FLOOD VICTIMS OPEN IN SAN DIEGO TO GET FAMILIES WITH A NEED TO REBUILD.
THE WAREHOUSE IS RUN BY GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION.
INSIDE IS OVER $1 MILLION OF SUPPLIES FROM CORPORATE PARTNERS AND DONORS.
>> WE WANT TO SHOW THEM LOVE AND CARE AND SHOW THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN.
WE WANT TO GET THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES BACK TO NORMALCY.
>> YOU CAN CONNECT WITH ONE OF THE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OR YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, YOU CAN FIND A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.
>>> WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW, A LITTLE BIT WEAKER, WE WILL EXPERIENCE SUNSHINE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A NOTICEABLE WARMING TREND .
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES.
THAT'S AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD AND IT COULD IMPACT TEMPERATURES, CLOUD COVER'S AND SOME WEEKEND WET WEATHER IS BACK IN THE CARDS.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE NEXT ROUND OF WET WEATHER AND HIGH TEMPERATURES LOOK OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS COMING UP.
>>> HENRY FOSTER III BECAME THE NEW DISTRICT 4 COUNCILMEMBER.
>> I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR -- >> Reporter: WHEN MONICA MONTGOMERY STEPPE LEFT THE SEA, IT LEFT DISTRICT 4 WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
AND THEN A STORM IN JANUARY OVERWHELMED THEIR SYSTEM.
HE SAID HIS FIRST FOCUS IS THE ONGOING RECOVERY.
>> WE STILL HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE HURTING AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THEM THROUGH THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
>> Reporter: DISTRICT 4 WAS FORMALLY REDLINE.
NOW HAS A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY.
FOSTER SAID IT HIGHLIGHTS THE CITIES UNDERINVESTMENT IN THE DISTRICT.
>> FOR TOO LONG, GENERATIONS HAVE PASSED WITHOUT -- AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE WILL CHANGE THAT PRACTICE.
I PROMISE THAT.
>> THE COUNCIL IS DECIDING THE CITY BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
A FINAL VOTE WILL BE IN JUNE.
>>> THE CITY OF DELMAR IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ONE DIRECTION THEY ARE LOOKING AT IS STATE ON FAIRGROUNDS.
TOMORROW OFFICIALS WILL ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO SEE IF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS EVEN FEASIBLE ON THE GROUNDS.
THEY HAVE SUPPORT FROM ONE SUPERVISOR.
>> THE CITY AND THE BOARD -- THE FAIRGROUNDS BOARD HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
THEY HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND THEY WILL PROBABLY ENCOUNTER OBSTACLES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS 110% BEHIND THEM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND WHATEVER THEY NEED.
THE COASTAL COMMISSION AND ANYTHING IN THE STATE.
AND WE WILL FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE UNITS GET BUILT AND GET BUILT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND BUILT IN A WAY THAT CENTERS THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN THE REGION.
>> IT WILL BE A TO YOUR PROCESS TO FIND OUT WHERE AND HOW MANY UNITS CAN BE BUILT.
OFFICIALS ESTIMATE A MINIMUM OF 61 UNITS BUILT BY 2030.
>>> ATTACKS A IS ONE WEEK AWAY.
IF YOU HAVE NOT FILED YET, TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
WE BREAK DOWN WHAT YOU NEED TO FILE ON TIME TO AVOID ANY PENALTIES.
>> Reporter: TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FILE YOUR TAXES.
THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY, APRIL 15th.
EVERYONE'S TAXES LOOK DIFFERENT.
THE MOST COMMON DOCUMENTS YOU NEED TO FILE OUR W-2.
THAT IS YOUR WAGE AND TAX STATEMENT, WHICH YOU SHOULD'VE GOTTEN FROM YOUR EMPLOYER.
A 1099 GIVEN TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR IF YOU'VE EARNED INTEREST FROM STOCKS OR DIVIDENDS.
AND A 1098 FORM.
THE IRS OFFERS TOOLS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THE FILING PROCESS AND SOFTWARE LIKE TURBOTAX CAN HELP YOU AS WELL.>> IT WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH AND MAKE THOSE CALCULATIONS.
>> Reporter: IT CAN HELP DELIVER YOU A NICE RETURN.
ACCORDING TO THE IRS, THE AVERAGE DIRECT DEPOSIT RETURNED IS $3209.
>> THE FASTEST WAY TO GET A REFUND IS TO FILE ELECTRONICALLY AND RECEIVE THE REFUND THROUGH A DIRECT DEPOSIT.
>> Reporter: THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS NOT FILE AT ALL.
>> ONE OF THOSE MISTAKES WE SEE PEOPLE MAKE IS THEY GET SCARED AND THEY PUT IT ASIDE AND DON'T WANT TO DEAL IT AT ALL.
BUT IF YOU REALLY NEED MORE TIME, ANYONE CAN FILE AN EXTENSION, BUT YOU MUST DO THAT BY APRIL 15th.
>>> A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT WAS IN THE AIR ONLY MINUTES BEFORE THE PILOT HAD TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.
PASSENGERS SOUGHT PART OF THE AIRPLANE BREAK AWAY.
MORE ON HOW THAT TERRIFYING INCIDENT UNFOLDED.
>> Reporter: NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR WHEN YOU JUST TAKEN OFF IN AN AIRPLANE AND NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.
THE COVER FLYING OFF THE ENGINE.
THIS WAS ON A SOUTHWEST AIRLINE JET SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DENVER.
>> HE WAS CALM AND KEPT EVERYONE ELSE COME.
>> Reporter: THERE WAS HIGH PRAISE FOR THE PILOT WHO WENT BACK TO DENVER FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
SOUTHWEST APOLOGIZED TO PASSENGERS AND SAID THAT SAFETY IS THEIR HIGHEST PRIORITY AND THE MAINTENANCE TEAMS ARE REVIEWING THE AIRCRAFT.
THE FAA IS ALSO INVESTIGATING HOW THE COVER CAME LOOSE AND HIT THE WING FLAP.>> IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THE LATCHES WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY OR THE MECHANICAL CASE ITSELF FAILED.
>> Reporter: A PART LIKE THAT SHOULD UNDERGO AT LEAST THREE VISUAL CHECKS PREFLIGHT.
THE FIRST TWO CONDUCTED BY GROUND CREW MAINTENANCE.
>> THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE IS THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
THE PILOT IS SUPPOSED TO DO A WALK AROUND AND CHECK ON THIS LATCHES.
WEAR THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE EXACT CAUSE CONTINUES.
THE PASSENGERS WERE ALL EVENTUALLY REROUTED TO THEIR DESTINATION OF HOUSTON WITH QUITE A STORY TO TELL.
>>> THE UNITED STATES WILL DEFEND ITSELF IF IT'S ASSETS ARE ATTACKED BY IRAN.
THAT'S THE LATEST MESSAGE OF WASHINGTON.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE SUCH A STRIKE IS INEVITABLE AND COULD HAPPEN THIS WEEK.
THIS COMES AFTER THE ISRAELI STRIKE ON THE IRANIAN CONSULATE.
THEY SAID THEY ARE MOVING INTO AN OFFENSIVE PHASE IN THE BORDER WITH LEBANON.
THEY'VE BEEN EXCHANGING FIRE WITH HEZBOLLAH.
>> SYRIA AND LEBANON ARE LAUNCHING POINTS.
THE LEBANESE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO SEE AN EXTENDED WERE.
THE LAST TIME IT WAS REALLY BAD.
>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAID IF YOU WANT TO ATTACK ISRAEL DIRECTLY, IT GUARANTEES REGIONAL CONFLICT.
>>> AND AMPHIBIOUS SHIP DEPLOYED .
WHAT IT TOOK TO GET HERE AND WHAT MAKES THIS DEPLOYMENT IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter: ALMOST TWO YEARS OF MAINTENANCE TO GET THIS BACK ON MISSION.
IS SIMILAR TO THE USS TRIPOLI DOCKED HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
IT DEPLOYS AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRONS.
IT COINCIDED WITH THE LOSS OF ITS SISTER SHIP, WHICH WAS DESTROYED IN 2020.
A RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN ONCE COMMANDED IN AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON.
NOW HE SAYS THE DELAYS WILL BE FELT BY OTHER SHIPS FOR YEARS.>> THERE IS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT.
WHAT HAPPENS IS ONCE A SHIP IS OUT THAT LONG, THEY ARE DELAYED GETTING INTO MAINTENANCE AND IT MAKES IT HARDER AND HARDER TO CATCH UP.
>> Reporter: LAST MONTH WE REPORTED THE INVESTIGATION FOUND SEVERAL CAUSES TO DELAYS ON THE BOXER.
SUBSTANDARD SUBCONTRACTORS AND A TOXIC CLIMATE PLAYED A PART.
MARTIN SAID IF THINGS HAD GONE SMOOTHLY, THE NAVY HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM.
BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO TAKE SHIPS THAT ARE AS OLD AS THIS ONE, RUN IT, HAVE IT IN SERVICE FOR DECADES, AND THEN EXPECT THAT YOU WILL NOT ENCOUNTER LONG-TERM PROBLEMS AS IT IS REUSED.
>> Reporter: HE SAID THE NAVY NEEDS MORE SHIPS.>> IF THE PRESENCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND WESTERN PACIFIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST IS VALUABLE, THE FORCE NEEDS TO BE BIGGER.
WE NEED MORE SHIPS.
>> Reporter: FOR YEARS THE MARINE CORPS AND THE NAVY HAVE BEEN AT ODDS OVER HOW MANY HAVE BEEN NEEDED.
ACCORDING TO THE 2025 BUDGET REQUEST, THE GAP IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TO INCLUDE A NEW AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE.
>>> FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP OFFERED HIS CLEAR STANCE YET I'M ONE OF THE COUNTRIES MOST CONTENTIOUS POLITICAL ISSUES.
ABORTION.
HE SAID ABORTION-RIGHTS SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE STATES.
MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS A LOOK AT HOW IT'S BEING RECEIVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.
>> ABORTION WHERE EVERYBODY WANTED IT FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT.
>> Reporter: IN A VIDEO POSTED TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT, HE SAID AFTER THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE, ABORTION-RIGHTS SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE STATES.
>> MANY STATES WILL BE DIFFERENT.
MANY WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF WEEKS OR SOME WILL HAVE MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN OTHERS AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WILL BE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS ABOUT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: TRUMP DID NOT INDICATE THE NUMBER OF WEEKS WHERE HE THINKS IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO BE AN AND ABORTION, BUT HE REITERATED HIS SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.
JOE BIDEN ATTACKED HIS ABORTION MESSAGE ACCUSING THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LYING AND SAYING IN PART, TRUMP IS SCRAMBLING AND WORRIED THAT SINCE HE'S THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE, THE VOTERS WILL HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE IN 2024.
I HAVE NEWS FOR DONALD, THEY WILL.
HE'S ALSO GETTING BACKLASH FROM THE LEADING ANTI-ABORTION GROUPS SAYING, WE ARE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED IN HIS POSITION ON WHEN CHILDREN AND MOTHERS DESERVE NATIONAL DETECTIONS AND ADVOCACY.
DEMOCRATS CRITICIZED HIS LATEST ATTEMPT TO CLARIFY HIS STANCE.>> THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS HAVE TRIED TO TIE HIM TO A WAVE OF ANTI-ABORTION LAWS SINCE ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED IN 2022.
>>> MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CANCEL STUDENT LOAN DEBT.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE DURING A VISIT TO WISCONSIN TODAY.
NEARLY 70% OF BORROWERS WILL SEE DEBT LESSENED OR CANCELED ALTOGETHER.
THIS IS HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO CANCEL STUDENT LOANS.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN THE LAST TIME.
THE PLANS NEED TO BE FINALIZED.
>>> THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SPOTS IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES FOR EVERY CHILD.
PROVIDERS WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND IT TO THEIR BUSINESSES, BUT IT'S NOT EASY.
AS PART OF OUR SERIES, WHERE'S MY VILLAGE, WE LOOK AT THE ROADBLOCKS.
>> WE ARE NOT STARTING A CRAZY BUSINESS.
WERE NOT CAN HAVE A HUGE PROFIT.
WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE THE QUALITY.
>> Reporter: THEY SPEND A LARGE AMOUNT OF THEIR DAY SURROUNDED BY KIDS.>> OUR PROGRAM IS BASED OUTDOORS AND WE LET THE CHILDREN EXPLORE AND PLAY OUTSIDE ALL DAY, AND THEN THEY GO INSIDE FOR NAP TIME.
>> Reporter: THEIR BUSINESS IS AT A HOUSE IN NATIONAL CITY.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE CARE FOR MORE THAN 12 CHILDREN.
>> VERY LONG HOURS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I DON'T HAVE KIDS OF MY OWN.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE A LONG WAIT LIST OF FAMILIES LOOKING FOR CARE.
IF THEY CAN EXPAND, THEY CAN BRING IN MORE STAFF AND MAKE A LIVABLE WAGE.
BUT EXPANDING HAS BEEN HARDER THAN EXPECTED.
>> WE TALKED TO OWNERS OF PROPERTIES AND THEY SAID, WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO A DAY CARE FACILITY.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID IT IS WORK THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO.
SHE WANTS TO EXPAND IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE REJECTIONS ARE FRUSTRATING.
>> YES, BUT, WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM HERE.
SOMEBODY HAS TO PUT IN THE WORK TO HAVE THIS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST HURDLE.
CHILDCARE HAS A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS.
TO KEEP KIDS SAFE.
>> Reporter: THEY COULD COME ACROSS THE PERFECT PROPERTY, BUT BEFORE SIGNING A LEASE, SPRINKLERS NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO CODE.
THOSE THINGS TAKE MONEY AND TIME.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SO IT MIGHT WORK OUT AND LET ME GIVE YOU THREE MONTHS OF RENT.
>> Reporter: WHILE PROVIDERS STRUGGLE TO EXPAND, PARENTS STRUGGLE TO FIND CARE.
>> THE COST HAS BEEN INCREASED AND NOW MORE PARENTS HAVE TO REJOIN THE WORKFORCE RIGHT AFTER HAVING A BABY'S.
WE GET COUNTLESS PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS FROM PARENTS NEEDING CHILD CARE SERVICES.
>> Reporter: THE CHILDCARE WORKFORCE IS SHRINKING.
>> IT IS NOT GROWING.
IT IS A WORKFORCE THAT DOES NOT PAY A LIVABLE WAGE.
I WOULD LOVE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COME TOGETHER AND LOOK AT THESE ISSUES THAT IS SO CRUCIAL.
IT HINDERS THE ECONOMY.
THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE STATE ECONOMY.
>> CHILDCARE, SOMETIMES WE CALL IT A ROOT CAUSE ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS PART OF PARENTS BEING ABLE TO WORK AND WORKING PARENTS ARE A CORE PART OF THE WORKFORCE FOR OUR ECONOMY.
WHEN A SHE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CARE AND EDUCATION.
>> THE PROVIDERS OF CARE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN UNDER SUPPORTED AND OFTEN ARE PROVIDING CARE OUT OF A SENSE OF ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT.
BUT AT A COMPENSATION LEVEL THAT IS NOT EQUAL TO THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THEY ARE PLAYING.
>> Reporter: THEY INVEST IN WAYS THAT HAVE SOCIAL IMPACT.
ONE FOCUSES CHILDCARE.
INVESTORS GIVE THE MONEY FOR SITES THAT ARE GOOD FOR CHILDCARE.
>> THE FIRST HOUSE IS IN LEMON GROVE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.
>> Reporter: THIS HOUSE IS ONLY FOR ONE PROVIDER.
MANY OTHERS ARE STILL LOOKING.
>> BOTH OF US GREW UP POOR.
AND WE WANTED IT ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE YOUR.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS AN OPTION THAT IS MORE SIMILAR TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO DOWN HERE IN SOUTH.
>> Reporter: WITH LITTLE SUPPORT, PROVIDERS LIKE THEM ARE LEFT WITH FEW OPTIONS.
AND A VERY LONG WAIT LIST OF PARENTS LOOKING FOR CARE.
>> WE WILL HAVE A NEW EPISODE NEXT MONDAY.
YOU CAN STREAM THE ENTIRE SERIES RIGHT NOW.
JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG .
>>> THE OFFSHORE FLOW MEANS IT WILL BE A QUIET NIGHT TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 40s TO AROUND 50 DEGREES.
INTO TOMORROW NOT LOOKING OVERLY ACTIVE AND A LITTLE BIT WARMER.
WE WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70s HERE.
OCEANSIDE 73.
SAN DIEGO AT 72 DEGREES.
AND THE MID-80s.
MOUNT LAGUNA JUST ABOVE 50 DEGREES.
AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, THERE ARE STILL SOME WIND ADVISORIES THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH.
AND THAT GOES TO SHOW THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND IT DRIVES THE WARMTH TO THE COASTLINE.
AND THIS IS THE FUTURE RADAR AND SATELLITE.
YOU BARELY SEE ANYTHING WERE NORMALLY YOU WOULD SEE CLOUD COVER HERE HANGING AROUND WITH THE OFFSHORE WIND AND THAT DRYING EFFECT WILL LEAD TO AMPLE AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE WORK YOU CAN SEE THERE IS HIGH PRESSURE.
YOU SEE THE CLOCKWISE FLOW.
END THIS DRY AIR GOES TO THE SHORELINE AND THAT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES UP.
BY WEDNESDAY YOU NOTICE ALL THE ORANGE WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS HUNDREDS OF MILES OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST.
LOOK AT ALL THE SUNSHINE.
CHANCES OF SHOWERS BY THE WEEKEND, AND NOTICE HOW TEMPERATURES START TO FALL BACK DOWN INTO THE 60s.
HERE IS THE WARMTH OVER THE INLAND VALLEYS.
CLOSE TO 80 AND BEAUTIFUL THROUGH THURSDAY.
COOLER INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SHOWERS.
IT WILL STILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE, BUT SUNSHINE AND TURNING COLDER BY THE TIME WE GET INTO SATURDAY.
BRING ON THE 90s TO THE DESERTS.
AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY SATURDAY.
>>> DID YOU SEE IT?
A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE LEFT A SHADOW ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY EXPERIENCED THE TOTALITY.
HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WAS A PARTIAL ECLIPSE.
THERE WAS A COMMUNITY PARTY THAT CREATED A COMMUNITY FOR A ONCE IN A GENERATION EVENT.
>> Reporter: THERE WAS A LOT TO SEE HERE WHERE MORNING TURNED INTO AFTERNOON AND EVERYONE WANTED TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT HAPPENING BEFORE THEIR VERY EYES.
THIS 5 1/2-YEAR-OLD CONSIDERS HIMSELF A KINDERGARTEN ASTRONOMER AND HE SHARED THIS SPECIAL MOMENT WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER.>> HE LOVES ANY EXPLORATION OF SPACE.
HE CAN TELL YOU WHERE ALL THE PLANETS ARE AND HOW FAR THEY ARE FROM THE SUN.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOON IS PASSING.
>> Reporter: THIS WAS A PARTY FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME TO EXPERIENCE THE ECLIPSE THAT FEATURED ABOUT 65% OF THE MOON COVERING THE SUN AT ITS MOST.
FOR HIM IT WAS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM AND HIS PARTNER.
>> THE ECLIPSE WAS TODAY.
>> Reporter: THE PICTURE- PERFECT MOMENT CAME ON HER 32nd BIRTHDAY.
>> I AM ALL FIRE ALL THE TIME.
LOTS OF ENERGY.
THIS IS TYPICAL FOR ME.
I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN THE CLIPS EVERY DAY.
>> Reporter: IT BRINGS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
IT'S COOL AND MAYBE GOOFY LIKE THE GLASSES YOU HAVE TO WHERE TO WATCH IT.
NASA BROADCAST THE PATH OF TOTALITY FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE THERE.
>> YOU KEEP THE SUN BEHIND YOU AND IT WILL COME THROUGH THIS WHOLE AND IF YOU LOOK IN THEIR CUT YOU HAVE TO MANAGE IT AND YOU WILL SEE THE SUN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX.
>> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL DOING THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME IS VERY RARE.
IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL.
>> THIS IS MY YEAR.
I FEEL IT AND I KNOW IT'S.
I'M PUTTING THAT INTO THE UNIVERSE.
>> Reporter: TODAY THE UNIVERSE LOOKED AND LISTENED A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AT KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
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CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.
AND THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING: AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
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